World's 50 best restaurants revealed — here's where NYC landed

Dining experts just cooked up a list of the best restaurants in the world.
The world's 50 best restaurants of 2025 have been revealed, reaching 22 global destinations chosen by 1,120 international restaurant industry experts, including food writers and chefs.
4 Maido a restaurant in Lima, Peru has been named The World's Best Restaurant 2025.
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Ten spots broke onto the list for the first time, while four re-entered the ranking.
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Maido, run by chef-owner Mitsuharu 'Micha' Tsumura, has been named The World's Best Restaurant 2025.
The restaurant in Lima, Peru jumped to the top from its fifth-place spot on last year's list.
The fine dining eatery takes its name from a Japanese greeting and is the first thing diners will hear from Tsumura's team when they walk in to enjoy their meal.
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Tsumura's family came to Peru in 1889. He opened his restaurant in 2009 in the city where he was born and has continued to create innovative offerings combining Japanese techniques and Peruvian ingredients — a fusion known as Nikkei cuisine.
4 Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain, was ranked at No. 2.
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He focuses on serving local ingredients and updates the menu as the seasons change.
The tasting menu offers more than 10 courses and has included delicacies like The Triple, a combination of avocado, eggs, tomato and chashu (braised pork belly); caracoles al sillao (soy sauce), sea snails, with yellow chilli foam and Nikkei sauce; squid ramen with Amazonian chorizo, duck dumpling, nigiri and more.
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Diners can also choose from an a la carte menu filled with seasonal products and a catch of the day.
Disfrutar in Barcelona — which ranked No. 1 last year — did not reappear in the ranking this year.
4 Quintonil in Mexico City has been ranked No. 3.
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NYC made the list with Michelin-starred Atomix coming in at No. 12 in the world and No. 1 in North America this year.
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The Korean dining spot has been knocked down several spots from its place at No. 6 last year.
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The restaurant in Murray Hill is run by chef Junghyun 'JP' Park and his wife, Ellia, who have been specifically noted for their attention to detail, such as serving each acclaimed item in beautiful ceramics.
Lima is clearly serving up some fine dining service. Four restaurants in the city made the list in total — No. 1 Maido, No. 9 Kjolle, No. 26 Mérito and No. 39 Mayta.
The world's 50 best restaurants for 2025
Maido (Lima) Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo) Quintonil (Mexico City) Diverxo (Madrid) Alchemist (Copenhagen) Gaggan (Bangkok) Sézanne (Tokyo) Table by Bruno Verjus (Paris) Kjolle (Lima) Don Julio (Buenos Aires) Wing (Hong Kong) Atomix (New York) Potong (Bangkok) Plénitude (Paris) Ikoyi (London) Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy) Sorn (Bangkok) Reale (Castel di Sangro) The Chairman (Hong Kong) Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (Brunico) Narisawa (Tokyo) Sühring (Bangkok) Boragó (Santiago) Elkano (Getaria) Odette (Singapore) Mérito (Lima) Trèsind Studio (Dubai) Lasai (Rio de Janeiro) Mingles (Seoul) Le Du (Bangkok) Le Calandre (Rubano) Piazza Duomo (Alba) Steirereck (Vienna) Enigma (Barcelona) Nusara (Bangkok) Florilège (Tokyo) Orfali Bros (Dubai) Frantzén (Stockholm) Mayta (Lima) Septime (Paris) Kadeau (Copenhagen) Belcanto (Lisbon) Uliassi (Senigallia) La Cime (Osaka) Arpège (Paris) Rosetta (Mexico City) Vyn (Skillinge) Celele (Cartagena) Kol (London) Restaurant Jan (Munich)

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